(October 1964)

Marvel, 1959 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
0.12 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Vista Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Marvel Comics Group
Editing:
Stan Lee
Format:
4 Color; Standard Silver Age US; Newsprint; Saddle-Stitched; On-Going Series

Issue Notes

Distributed to newstands in July 1964. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.

Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.


Captain America! (Table of Contents)

Iron Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Stan Lee
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Chic Stone
Colors:
Stan Goldberg
Letters:
Sam Rosen

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Reprinted:
  • in Essential Iron Man (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (2000) [black and white]
  • in Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 (2004)
  • in Iron Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
  • in Iron Man / Captain America (Marvel, 2010 series) #[nn]

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index.


In Mortal Combat with Captain America! (Table of Contents)

Iron Man / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Stan Lee
Pencils:
Don Heck
Inks:
Dick Ayers
Colors:
?
Letters:
Sam Rosen
Job Number:
X-672

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Chameleon [Dmitri Smerdyakov]; Kraven the Hunter [Sergei Kravanoff]; Happy Hogan; Pepper Potts; Giant-Man [Hank Pym] (cameo); The Wasp [Janet van Dyne] (cameo)
Synopsis:
The Chameleon tricks Iron Man into attacking Captain America, and the two fight until the misunderstanding is discovered.
Reprinted:
  • in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #18 (December 1968)
  • in Giant-Size Iron Man (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (October 1975)
  • in Mighty Marvel Team-Up Thrillers (Marvel, 1983 series) #[nn] (1983)
  • in Essential Iron Man (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (2000) [black and white]
  • in Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 (2004)
  • in Iron Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
  • in Iron Man / Captain America (Marvel, 2010 series) #[nn]

Indexer Notes

This story sets up the launch of an ongoing Captain America feature in the next issue.


More Triumphs for Marvel..! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Advertises Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (1964), Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #2 (1964) and Marvel Tales Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (1964). Printed between the pages of the Iron Man story.

The Runner! (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
Job Number:
G-555

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Characters:
Mike; Hermes; Snaky Blake
Synopsis:
A chance encounter with Hermes teaches a boy how to run fast.
Reprinted:
  • from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #26 (September 1955) [page 2]

Indexer Notes

Continues from last issue. Printed between the Iron Man story and the Tales of the Watcher story. This is the last text story page published in Tales of Suspense.


The Watcher Must Die! (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Watcher / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Stan Lee
Pencils:
George Tuska
Inks:
George Tuska
Colors:
?
Letters:
Artie Simek
Job Number:
X-770

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Characters:
Watcher [Uatu]; Warlord Wrogg
Synopsis:
An alien warlord attacks the Watcher, and is instantly destroyed by accelerated aging.
Reprinted:
  • in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #24 (December 1969)

Indexer Notes

This is the last Tales of the Watcher story in Tales of Suspense. Another series starts as a back-up in Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1968 series) #1 (August 1968).


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. In Mortal Combat with Captain America!
    Iron Man
  2. 2. More Triumphs for Marvel..!
  3. 3. The Runner!
  4. 4. The Watcher Must Die!
    Tales of the Watcher
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